Broward County Assistant State Attorney Alim Babayev was arrested June 11 for allegedly causing an accident while under the influence and leaving the scene of a crash.
Babayev, 37, was charged with DUI involving property damage and leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage. He was booked into Broward County Jail and was later released. It is unclear if he has acquired the services of an attorney.
On October 25, 2018, Andres Mauricio Escorica Martinez was driving a white 2018 Volvo in Coconut Creek in southern Florida. A police officer approached the vehicle when he saw the car was parked with its lights on.
Escorcia Martinez showed the officer his Colombian driver’s license and confirmed that he had nothing illegal in the car. The officer noticed a shopping back in the back of the car which appeared to contain money. Escorcia Martinez then consented to his vehicle being searched. The officer verified that the shopping bag contained several bundles of cash. He then found a backpack which also contained cash.
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A business owner in Newberry, Florida has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for his part in a tax fraud scheme. The scheme also involved avoiding paying workers’ compensation insurance, as well as harboring immigrants who were in the country without permission.
Mac Johnson, age 51, is owner of three companies—Mac Johnson Roofing Inc., Mac Johnson and Sons Dumpster and Crane, and Johnson and Sons Tree Service. The Florida Department of Financial Services—Workers’ Compensation Compliance Division made several visits to the work sites of Johnson’s companies. Investigators learned that, apart from the foreman, Johnson’s employees neither spoke English nor possessed any personal identification.
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Pascal Joly of Boynton Beach, Florida is accused of inappropriately touching a child earlier this year.
Joly, 63, was charged with child abuse and sexual assault of a minor. He was ordered held on $25,000 bond. Attorney information was not available at press time.
Palm Beach County corrections deputy Stephen Bailey was arrested on May 26 after allegedly causing a DUI car crash on I-95.
Bailey, 29, faces charges of driving under the influence and resisting an officer. He has reportedly bonded out of jail. It is unclear if he has acquired the services of an attorney.
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